Dietrich Kraiss

Dietrich Kraiss (16 November 1889-6 August 1944) was a Generalleutnant of the German Wehrmacht during World War II.

Biography
Dietrich Kraiss was born on 16 November 1889 in Stuttgart, German Empire, and he served in the Imperial German Army during World War I. Kraiss was given command of an infantry regiment of the Wehrmacht in 1939, and he was awarded the Clasp to the Iron Cross for bravery during the invasion of Poland. In November 1943, he took command of the German 352nd Infantry Division in Normandy, leading 7,409 German troops in the defense of St. Lo in northern France. On 4 August 1944, he was mortally wounded, and he died of his wounds near St. Lo two days later.